Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 2.23

नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावक: न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुत:

nainaṁ chhindanti śhastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ na chainaṁ kledayantyāpo na śhoṣhayati mārutaḥ

Recitation · Text 2.23
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna lists, one by one, what cannot touch the soul: weapons cannot cut it, fire cannot burn it, water cannot wet it, wind cannot dry it. Four different elements, four different kinds of destruction, all equally powerless.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Naming four different ways the soul can't be destroyed, one by one, is deliberate — it's meant to close every escape route for doubt.